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Magazine Documents/2007/November 2007 Air Force Association National Convention 2007 Michael Wynne, Secretary of the Air Force, Gen. T. Michael Moseley, USAF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Soeung Samnang, Cambodia’s air chief, and Robert Largent, AFA’s Board Chairman, pay respects at the AFA Memorial Service on Sept. 23. 6666 AIR FORCE Magazine // NovemberNovember 20072007 AIR FORCE Magazine / November 2007 Air Force Association National Convention 2007 By Tamar A. Mehuron Associate Editor ir chiefs from scores of countries imparted to A the Air Force Association’s annual gathering a distinctively international flair, as AFA hosted the Global Air Chiefs Conference alongside its Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition, fol- lowing AFA’s National Convention. The kaleidoscope of events took place Sept. 22 through Sept. 27 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C. The chiefs were joined by hundreds of AFA delegates who gathered for the National Convention Sept. 22 -23, and were among the nearly 6,300 attendees who participated in the Air & Space Conference, and viewed the 135 aerospace exhibits in the Technology Exposition, Sept. 24-26. Joining the crowd, for the third consecutive year, were students from USAF’s Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. AFA hosted them at the Air & Space Conference and Technology Ex- position. The Class of 2008, some 315 students, attended the conference’s workshops, speeches, and briefings. Their participation was made possible by a grant from Boeing, which also underwrote Tuesday’s breakfast and dinner. Accompanied by faculty members, the students arrived Sunday, Sept. 23, and stayed through Wednesday, Sept. 26. They Continued on next page Photos by Guy Aceto AIR FORCE Magazine / November 2007 6767 became acquainted with AFA, met with current USAF leaders, and conversed with defense and aerospace industry representatives and executives. They also attended panels and seminars and visited the various exhibits at the Technology Exposition. For the first time, AFA’s memorial service was held at the Air Force Memo- rial. More than 800 people—air chiefs and spouses and support staff, AFA delegates, members, and USAF air- men—gathered there Sunday morning, Sept. 23, for a ceremony commemorat- ing all airmen, worldwide, who died in the service of their countries. Donald J. Harlin, AFA National Chaplain, of- ficiated. He gave the invocation and concluded the service with a closing benediction. Maj. Gen. Charles C. Baldwin, USAF chief of chaplains, Above, Joseph Sutter, AFA Vice Chair- man of the Board, Field Operations, and Ross Perot Jr., former Chairman of the Air Force Memorial Foundation and AFA’s 2007 recipient of the Hoyt S. Vandenberg Award for outstanding contribution to aerospace education, at AFA’s Memorial Service. Right, William Burns, a delegate from Kansas, and Judy Church, AFA National Secretary, at the National Convention. Below, AFA National Treasurer Steven Lundgren. delivered the homily. The official party, consisting of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley, Air Force Secretary Michael W. Wynne, AFA Chairman of the Board Robert E. Lar- gent, and Lt. Gen. Soeung Samnang, Commander of the Royal Cambodian Air Force and senior air chief at the Global Air Chiefs Conference, laid a wreath to honor those lost. The 2007 AFA Memorial Tribute List was read by Largent. Moseley welcomed delegates, Air Force attendees, and members of in- dustry at the conference opening on Monday morning, Sept. 24. At the open- ing ceremony, a USAF honor guard presented the colorful national flags of the air chiefs in attendance. The Air Force Band Ceremonial Brass provided music.That evening, AFA paid tribute 68 AIR FORCE Magazine / November 2007 Singer and former New York police officer Daniel Rodriguez provided the musical entertainment. At the National Convention, there were 274 registered delegates repre- senting 44 states and the District of Columbia. The Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition drew some 110 news media representatives. Holding meetings were the Air Force’s Air National Guard Council, Company Grade Officer Council, Enlisted Council, and Reserve Advisory Council. Election of Officers Robert E. Largent, of Harrison, Ark., was re-elected Chairman of the Board for a second term. Joseph E. Sutter, Knoxville, Tenn., was re-elected Vice Chairman of the Board, Field Operations, Boyd Anderson, AFA’s Vice Chairman of the Board, Aerospace Education (left), speaks for a second term. S. Sanford Schlitt, with Brian Binn, president of the Lance P. Sijan Chapter, Colorado Springs, Colo. Sarasota, Fla., was elected Vice Chair- man of the Board, Aerospace Education, to the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the their excellence in the production of for a first term. Judy K. Church, Lenexa, Year. A reception underwritten by the Atlas V (Lockheed) and Delta IV Kan., was re-elected AFA National Lockheed Martin honored the airmen. (Boeing) evolved expendable launch Secretary for a second term, and Steven Gen. Duncan J. McNabb delivered vehicles, and other launchers, that R. Lundgren, Fairbanks, Alaska, was the address, and CMSAF Rodney J. have contributed to USAF’s record re-elected AFA National Treasurer for McKinley served as toastmaster. of 50 consecutive successful space a third term. The next day, Tuesday, Sept. 25, the launches. Outstanding Airmen, along with AFA Guests also viewed a special vid- Other Elections and USAF leaders, met with their Con- eo highlighting 60 years of USAF’s Elected to the Board of Directors for gressional representatives on Capitol accomplishments, its technological three-year terms were Justin Faiferlick, Hill, one of many highlights during achievements, outstanding service by Fort Dodge, Iowa, Jerry E. White, their weeklong program of activities its personnel, and contributions to the Colorado Springs, Colo., and Edward sponsored by AFA and underwritten national defense. Patrick C.G. Coulter, W. Garland, San Antonio. by ATK Corp. vice president of communications and Ten new Region Presidents were On Tuesday evening, the air chiefs public affairs for Raytheon Space and elected. Newly elected are Mason gathered at the National Air and Space Airborne Systems, served as master of S. Botts (Central East Region), John Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center ceremonies for the evening’s festivities. T. Brock (Florida Region), Ronald near Dulles Arpt., Va., for a reception in their honor. The event was made possible by Northrop Grumman. A reception underwritten by Lock- heed Martin launched the festivities for AFA’s Air Force Anniversary Din- ner on Wednesday evening, Sept. 26. Retired CMSAF Paul W. Airey, first Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, received the AFA Lifetime Achievement Award. AFA honored Wynne with the W. Stuart Symington Award, in recognition of singular civil- ian contributions to national security. Gen. Ronald E. Keys, commander of Air Combat Command, was awarded the H.H. Arnold Award in recogni- tion of the year’s most significant contribution, by a military member, to national security. Lockheed Martin and Boeing Co. were honored with the John R. Alison Award for industrial contributions to the Gen. T. Michael Moseley, USAF Chief of Staff (left), and Julius Jackson, staff assis- nation’s security. The award recognized tant to US Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.), meet at an AFA Congressional breakfast. AIR FORCE Magazine / November 2007 69 E. Thompson (Great Lakes Region), Ronald M. Adams (New England Region), E. Laird Hansen (Northwest Region), Ronald W. Mielke (North Central Region), Joan Sell (Rocky Mountain Region), Donald R. Michels (Southeast Region), James I. Wheeler (Southwest Region), and Terry Cox (Texoma Region). Other AFA Business AFA delegates ratified four Constitu- tion or Operations Procedures Manual (OPM) changes at the 2007 convention. Two were mandated by actions approved at the 2006 convention. The delegates approved a Constitu- tion change to the AFA Nominating Committee that alters the composition of the committee to include speci- fied AFA constituency representa- Above, Bob Largent, AFA’s Chairman of the Board (left), and S. Sanford Schlitt (right), AFA’s newly elected Vice Chair- man of the Board, Aerospace Educa- tion. Right, CMSAF Rodney McKinley (center) talks with (l-r) MSgt. Charles Mercurio IV and SMSgt. Gerardo Tapia. Below, Col. Valeri Saar, air chief Estonia, and Air Chief Marshal Herman Prayitno, Indonesia, talk together dur- ing a Global Air Chiefs gathering. tives (Education, Field, Total Force, Retired, and Industry), the past three AFA Chairmen of the Board, and two representatives from each geographic area. The final structure was inserted into the Constitution, with a phase-in plan detailed in the OPM. The delegates also approved clarifying language in the Constitution and OPM to provide for full state delegation voting for national officer or director elections and delegates-present voting for all floor issues. Two further issues arose during the year since the 2006 convention, and were approved by the Board of Directors prior to the 2007 convention. In the first, the delegates approved a Constitution change to include the Air Force Memorial Foundation as an affiliate of AFA. They also approved 70 AIR FORCE Magazine / November 2007 AFA delegates and lawmakers at the breakfast included Michael Wynne, Secretary of the Air Force, and Gen. T. Michael Moseley, USAF Chief of Staff. AFA Education Awards Videos on the theme of “The Most Significant Event in the Air Force’s First 60 Years” competed for AFA’s annual Jimmy Stewart Aerospace Edu- cation Award. The winning entry, from AFJROTC Unit FL-936, Flagler Palm Coast High School, Bunnell, Fla., focused on the Berlin Airlift as “the symbol of hope and humanitarian effort, ... by far the Air Force’s most significant event in [its] history.” Jennifer Sinsel, a fifth-grade teacher Lt. Gen. David Deptula, USAF deputy chief of staff for ISR, greets retired Gen. Charles at Wichita Collegiate School, Wichita, Horner, who was air boss of the 1991 Gulf War. Kan., won the AFA Christa McAuliffe Memorial Award as the year’s outstand- a Constitution change to the title of Jr.
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